Sandford Bay surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 22 May 2026 BST
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Sandford Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sandford Bay sea temperature is
9.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 7PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (22 May)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (22 May)3ft (0.9m)5s

Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
4
1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
S
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.7
S
5
0.1
N
6
0.6
S
5
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
4
0.9
S
5
0.9
SSW
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
26
47
42
46
60
80
75
1
1
1
1
27
1
18
1
1
15
15
0
0
15
12
12
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
S
5
ENE
5
E
5
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
5
SE
10
NE
5
ESE
10
S
15
SW
10
WSW
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:39PM2.81m
6:35AM2.99m
7:50PM2.69m
7:44AM2.91m
9:00PM2.67m
Low Tide
11:58AM0.40m
00:18AM1.10m
1:09PM0.54m
1:29AM1.22m
2:23PM0.62m
2:45AM1.23m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:33
4:31
4:30
4:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:34
9:36
9:37
9:39
Temp °C
14
16
17
18
16
14
14
14
15
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
17
17
18
17
17
17
18
17
10
11
13
14
12
9
9
11
11
13
14
15
15
13
13
13
14
14
16
14
16
15
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
Energy kJ
4
4
4
2
1
1
1
67
45
34
34
31
23
21
15
15
21
22
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
NW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
4
1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
S
6
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
4
0.9
S
5
0.9
SSW
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
Energy kJ
22
26
47
42
46
60
80
75
15
14
27
18
15
15
34
29
15
12
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
Distance (km)
168
168
178
160
155
157
197
329
329
329
329
23
152
152
152
152
152
178
152
152
152
152
152
144
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
6
6
5
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
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